As a side note, which would be easier. I would hide the scheduled task template behind the webroot. This means that only the machine can execute this cfml template, I am not sure why a scheduled task would be needed to have validation, unless CF doesn't have this permission.
I would actually use something other than CF for automatic running of schedules. This way you don't need a web address and could use the cfexec to run the template, there are many scenarios that can be achieved. For example a special template could be setup to pass the credentials to the template that needs to be run but I think that is a waste of processing time. Again, if you sit down with all your options then there is bound to be a solution that is right. As far as permissions go, the permission that CF runs under will also need to be addressed here as well. I would have to know more about the concept here, but this should be enough to get you going. -----Original Message----- From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, 30 December 2001 12:11 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Scheduled Tasks that require Authorization Jim McAtee wrote: > I've got several CF templates located in an NTFS protected web site. I'm > having some trouble getting the CF scheduler to run them and am wondering if > it could be permission related. If the templates are located on same > computer as the CF scheduler trying to run them, is it necessary to supply > login credentials? On this server CF is running as SYSTEM, which has access > to the directories. AFAIK the way the scheduler works is that it does an HTTP request for that specific file. Since you have NTFS protection enabled that would indeed fail (I believe CF can only handle basic security). What you could do is use the OS scheduler to send the templates directly to the CF engine. Something like: at 00:07 \every:m,t,w,th,f,s,su "c:\cfusion\bin\cfml.exe c:\inetpub\wwwroot\scripts\myscript.cfm" Jochem ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
